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		By: Barry Meislin		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850591</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Meislin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[…They might even be able to stitch together a virtually unbeatable Newsom-Madmani ticket, that is, if they can persuade the latter to commit to transitioning before the campaign begins…

Clearly, they can run on their off-the-chart political instincts, unimpeachable moral values and impeccable credentials…

“…California Rep Kevin Kiley says they have learned the $100 million dollar pacific palisades Fire Aid concert money was laundered to nonprofits…”—
https://instapundit.com/795191/

File under: Dream Team.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>…They might even be able to stitch together a virtually unbeatable Newsom-Madmani ticket, that is, if they can persuade the latter to commit to transitioning before the campaign begins…</p>
<p>Clearly, they can run on their off-the-chart political instincts, unimpeachable moral values and impeccable credentials…</p>
<p>“…California Rep Kevin Kiley says they have learned the $100 million dollar pacific palisades Fire Aid concert money was laundered to nonprofits…”—<br />
<a href="https://instapundit.com/795191/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://instapundit.com/795191/</a></p>
<p>File under: Dream Team.</p>
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		By: Barry Meislin		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850585</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Earnest” Eric Swalwell certainly has name recognition. 
As does Tim “Last” Walz. 

Or maybe they’ll push Graham “Face” Platner all the way up there in 2028, why not?

They might even run NOZIO Madmani. (He’s already demonstrated that he has ALL it takes…)

Even more effective: they’ll rebrand them as NOT-TRUMP Swalwell or NOT-TRUMP Walz, etc. 
(Maybe even “But He’s OUR Nazi” Platner…)

Yep, that should do it.

(Talk about a deep bench…and we haven’t begun to talk about “Act Out” AOC…)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Earnest” Eric Swalwell certainly has name recognition.<br />
As does Tim “Last” Walz. </p>
<p>Or maybe they’ll push Graham “Face” Platner all the way up there in 2028, why not?</p>
<p>They might even run NOZIO Madmani. (He’s already demonstrated that he has ALL it takes…)</p>
<p>Even more effective: they’ll rebrand them as NOT-TRUMP Swalwell or NOT-TRUMP Walz, etc.<br />
(Maybe even “But He’s OUR Nazi” Platner…)</p>
<p>Yep, that should do it.</p>
<p>(Talk about a deep bench…and we haven’t begun to talk about “Act Out” AOC…)</p>
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		By: TR		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850576</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone,
 
 Thank you for your thoughts about: Kamala Harris&#039;, possible- run for President in 2028.

 It looks like her 2024 run didn&#039;t go as a lot of the Democrats had wanted it to go, so it&#039;s good to hear what other people think about this possible run.

 Cheers, TR]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p> Thank you for your thoughts about: Kamala Harris&#8217;, possible- run for President in 2028.</p>
<p> It looks like her 2024 run didn&#8217;t go as a lot of the Democrats had wanted it to go, so it&#8217;s good to hear what other people think about this possible run.</p>
<p> Cheers, TR</p>
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		By: HC68		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850574</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;One news report said that Kamala Harris…however that name is spelled, is the Dems’s pick for -their presidential candidate for 2028.&lt;/blockquote&gt; -- TR

Who else would it be at this point?  She at least has name recognition, none of the other potential contenders are at all well known to the general Dem electorate yet, not as Presidential possibilities, anyway.  That&#039;s what campaigns are for.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>One news report said that Kamala Harris…however that name is spelled, is the Dems’s pick for -their presidential candidate for 2028.</p></blockquote>
<p> &#8212; TR</p>
<p>Who else would it be at this point?  She at least has name recognition, none of the other potential contenders are at all well known to the general Dem electorate yet, not as Presidential possibilities, anyway.  That&#8217;s what campaigns are for.</p>
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		By: HC68		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Those far more naive days are gone, and the well earned suspicion is that these and many other major government agencies were not the straight arrow, 100 percent patriotic, upstanding, highly competent, and efficient organizations they were very successfully portrayed back then as being and–as we have increasingly seen–they are certainly not that way today.&lt;/blockquote&gt; -- Snow On Pine

They were (of course) never as wonderful as fiction portrayed them, nothing ever is.  There is always &lt;i&gt;some&lt;/i&gt; corruption and malfeasance.  But American institutions did once work much better than they do today.  That includes both governmental institutions and private ones.

(Contrast the Walt Disney Corporation of 1960 with the WDC of 2026, for ex.)

There are several reasons for that, but the most important ones have to do with the fact that the educated elite classes that run the institutions no longer share any interests or values with the commoners they rule over.  Most of the rest of the problems derive from that.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Those far more naive days are gone, and the well earned suspicion is that these and many other major government agencies were not the straight arrow, 100 percent patriotic, upstanding, highly competent, and efficient organizations they were very successfully portrayed back then as being and–as we have increasingly seen–they are certainly not that way today.</p></blockquote>
<p> &#8212; Snow On Pine</p>
<p>They were (of course) never as wonderful as fiction portrayed them, nothing ever is.  There is always <i>some</i> corruption and malfeasance.  But American institutions did once work much better than they do today.  That includes both governmental institutions and private ones.</p>
<p>(Contrast the Walt Disney Corporation of 1960 with the WDC of 2026, for ex.)</p>
<p>There are several reasons for that, but the most important ones have to do with the fact that the educated elite classes that run the institutions no longer share any interests or values with the commoners they rule over.  Most of the rest of the problems derive from that.</p>
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		By: huxley		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850558</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 03:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hmm. One must go back to Grover Cleveland to find a Democrat who lost a presidential election then came back to win the presidency later.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm. One must go back to Grover Cleveland to find a Democrat who lost a presidential election then came back to win the presidency later.</p>
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		By: neo		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850556</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 03:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[YoungHegelian:

No, it was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.com/Sch%C3%BCtz-Music-Early-German-Baroque/dp/B0019VLCFG/ref=sr_1_32?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N9iEdKUmURDetx34zud73U-SRyTGUGMdnQiWb_C4ah2tBv7BYj5D5YWeoZenFJTm_v9YlFHBJMG4kO_g4SBPx5dLyb11xESjoK3r61TOYO2j6I5bPfVmpVvafv3OZAMZsjGgS8--_uSQgYWelALA8olp00uaF1V1xf_vzPA7dOcwKVYaG-j8FzCe3IDf_mS379ucbOcwD9TgNYvIYluxBRKfDLzGW_B8Db0MEC3hO9k.1BszONLP-jVpPk3ssj3a6E2z23GA6NmTVMoOOClKGRk&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1778122718&amp;refinements=p_32%3ANew+York+Pro+Musica&amp;s=music&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;this one by New York Pro Musica&lt;/a&gt;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YoungHegelian:</p>
<p>No, it was <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sch%C3%BCtz-Music-Early-German-Baroque/dp/B0019VLCFG/ref=sr_1_32?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N9iEdKUmURDetx34zud73U-SRyTGUGMdnQiWb_C4ah2tBv7BYj5D5YWeoZenFJTm_v9YlFHBJMG4kO_g4SBPx5dLyb11xESjoK3r61TOYO2j6I5bPfVmpVvafv3OZAMZsjGgS8--_uSQgYWelALA8olp00uaF1V1xf_vzPA7dOcwKVYaG-j8FzCe3IDf_mS379ucbOcwD9TgNYvIYluxBRKfDLzGW_B8Db0MEC3hO9k.1BszONLP-jVpPk3ssj3a6E2z23GA6NmTVMoOOClKGRk&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;qid=1778122718&#038;refinements=p_32%3ANew+York+Pro+Musica&#038;s=music" rel="nofollow ugc">this one by New York Pro Musica</a>.</p>
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		By: huxley		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850554</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;@Niketas: &lt;/b&gt;I don’t see how anyone could plausibly predict this at this time, given all the contingencies. &lt;/i&gt;

I agree that it&#039;s too early to predict the 2028 D candidate for President, but I&#039;m quite comfortable predicting it won&#039;t be Kamala Harris.

She blew through over $1 billion, not including super PAC money, in a few months and decisively lost the electoral college and the popular vote. Donors remember signing those checks and watching the bonfire of their money.

Plus Harris never showed any signs of improving as a candidate and still hasn&#039;t. Nixon and Trump came back from losing elections, but they were hardworking, savvy politicians, two of the best we&#039;ve seen.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i><b>@Niketas: </b>I don’t see how anyone could plausibly predict this at this time, given all the contingencies. </i></p>
<p>I agree that it&#8217;s too early to predict the 2028 D candidate for President, but I&#8217;m quite comfortable predicting it won&#8217;t be Kamala Harris.</p>
<p>She blew through over $1 billion, not including super PAC money, in a few months and decisively lost the electoral college and the popular vote. Donors remember signing those checks and watching the bonfire of their money.</p>
<p>Plus Harris never showed any signs of improving as a candidate and still hasn&#8217;t. Nixon and Trump came back from losing elections, but they were hardworking, savvy politicians, two of the best we&#8217;ve seen.</p>
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		By: Niketas Choniates		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850543</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@mkent:&lt;i&gt;The early GOP favorites were Scott Walker and Ted Cruz.&lt;/i&gt;

Not as early as TR was talking about: he&#039;s talking two years before the election. But regardless, neither Walker nor Cruz got anywhere near the nomination. Put in whoever you have the best evidence for. It certainly was not the one who got the nomination.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@mkent:<i>The early GOP favorites were Scott Walker and Ted Cruz.</i></p>
<p>Not as early as TR was talking about: he&#8217;s talking two years before the election. But regardless, neither Walker nor Cruz got anywhere near the nomination. Put in whoever you have the best evidence for. It certainly was not the one who got the nomination.</p>
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		By: AesopFan		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/06/open-thread-5-6-2026/#comment-2850539</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@ mkent &#062; &quot;Jeb Bush was maybe 7th.&quot;

Probably at some time. I don&#039;t have the poll numbers from 2016 at hand.
IMO, following preference polls for any political office is like watching a horse race: they change relative positions so often, almost every horse is at almost every number at some time or another; the odds-on favorites can scratch at the post; and the winner often comes from way behind in the stretch.

It might be more accurate to say that the GOPe favorite was Jeb Bush, but he wasn&#039;t who the betting crowd was cheering for.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ mkent &gt; &#8220;Jeb Bush was maybe 7th.&#8221;</p>
<p>Probably at some time. I don&#8217;t have the poll numbers from 2016 at hand.<br />
IMO, following preference polls for any political office is like watching a horse race: they change relative positions so often, almost every horse is at almost every number at some time or another; the odds-on favorites can scratch at the post; and the winner often comes from way behind in the stretch.</p>
<p>It might be more accurate to say that the GOPe favorite was Jeb Bush, but he wasn&#8217;t who the betting crowd was cheering for.</p>
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